Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740, Britishafter Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1577–1640, Flemish
Title:
Victorious Hero Takes Occasion to Conclude Peace
Date:
1720
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache heightened with gold on vellum
Dimensions:
Frame: 17 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (43.8 x 52.1 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1982.6
Gallery Label:
Rubens's influence in Britain endured long after the age of Charles I, as this copy of a Rubens allegory from the eighteenth century shows. Bernard Lens III-the son of Bernard Lens II whose print after Van Dyck is shown nearby-was a miniature painter and copyist of Old Master paintings on vellum. Here Minerva introduces a hero to Occasion in order to conclude peace. Gallery label for Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
